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INTRODUCTIO
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Have you ever wondered about the changes
happening in our environment?

What have you noticed about the

weather and your surroundings?
Which of the following statements regarding its state are true
for you and your community?

1. It is hotter now than it usually was during the

summer months.
2. Typhoons are stronger and there is more rain
during rainy season.
3. We experience more flooding in our community.
4. We evacuate our homes more frequently due to
natural calamities.
5. Our community is now dirtier and more disorderly
compared to the past few years.
THE HUMAN PERSON
AND THEIR
ENVIRONMENT
What is a human person?
What is a Human Person?

A human person is a living being

that contains a real and existing to
direct its own development toward
fulfillment through perfect,
unconditional, and infinite Truth,
Love, Goodness, Beauty, and Unity,
and will do so if all the proper
conditions are met.
What is environment?
Environment
The sum total of all surroundings of a
living organism, including natural
forces and other living things, which
provide conditions for development
and growth as well as of danger and
damage.
 Anthropocentric
Model

Ecocentric Biocentric
Model Model

Three major
views of the
relationship
between
humanity
and
environment
Describe the three major views
regarding the relationship
between humanity and
environment through poster.

I- Anthropocentric Model
II- Biocentric Model
III- Ecocentric Model
Three major
views of the
relationship
between
humanity
and
environment
 Three
theories of
ecocentrism
model
Our environment is created for
every humans, so you as good as
one being must take Good care of
nature! Remember LIFE is all
about BALANCE.
Activity:

Make a personal commitment to

sustainability and environmentalism.
Create a poster showing the actions
that you can do to uphold
environmentalism in your community.
Present your work in class.
Evaluation:
Choose a view in environmental
philosophy and draw a political
cartoon depicting this view, its
main ideas and how it sees
humanity in relation to the
environment.